President calls for barring immigrants from welfare for five years

They shouldn’t be allowed welfare at all….they aren’t citizens, they are criminals. Wednesday night President Trump announced that he will soon ask Congress to pass legislation banning immigrants from accessing public assistance within five years of entering the U.S.If they want to come here, do it legally, and they should support themselves and their brood.

“The time has come for new immigration rules that say … those seeking immigration into our country must be able to support themselves financially and should not use welfare for a period of at least five years,” Trump told a campaign-style rally in Grand Rapids, Iowa.

Trump’s proposal would build on the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996, which allows federal authorities to deport immigrants who become public dependents within five years of their arrival. Many of that law’s provisions were rolled back during the George W. Bush and Barack Obama administrations, but Trump’s proposal would make more categories of federal benefits off-limits to immigrants.

Currently,states typically have the authority to determine eligibility for local public assistance programs.

Foreigners with non-immigrant visas and those who don’t have legal status are generally prohibited from those benefits altogether.

But Demonrats have found legal loop holes, giving it to them.

Trump’s proposal would also prevent the admission of people who are likely to become so-called “public charges” within five years of their arrival. The concept of “public charge” has been part of U.S. immigration law for over a century. It allows the government to bar entry to individuals who are likely to seek public assistance. Trump is expected to propose toughening up the rules regarding “public charge” and ensuring that they are enforced.

The administration circulated a draft executive order to make Trump’s proposed changes earlier this year. However, Trump’s remarks Wednesday indicated that he wants Congress to codify his plan into law.

In requesting these changes, the White House will cite a 2015 report from the Center for Immigration Studies that found 51 percent of households headed by an immigrant are using some form of public assistance, compared to 30 percent among non-immigrant families. That report has been disputed by critics who say it does not take into account the nuances of many immigrant families.

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janice

06/24/2017 – 3:32 pm

Alright If The Illegal Immigrants Want To Come To This US Of A, They Come Here Legally And No 5 Years To Receive No Welfare From A Broken Government System, At No American’s Taxpayer’s Expense! They Have To Support Their OWN FAMILIES, No Handout’s, No Bailout’s Of No Kind Folk’s! And If Any Of Them Are Proven To Be Criminal’s-Terrorist’s Don’t Come At All To USA! If They Do, Automatically Go To Guantanamo Bay Is Their Last Stop!